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    "When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

    We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

    The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

    The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

    The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

    Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

    (Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

    ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
    Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

    *Helpful hints for using your USB:

    Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
    On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
    On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

    Viewing the digital book:
    You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

    To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

    Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
    When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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  • #7121
    PalmerEldritch
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    Really? you guys listen to the whole show? I always just go straight for the jam tunes. Then, after hearing the jams a few times, I might check out the other songs here and there. Honestly, I don't think I've ever listened to a complete Dead show all the way through, except for the ones I attended. I'm sure there are large chunks of my collection I've never even heard, even from my beloved pre-hiatus era. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing? I know wjonjd made a persuasive case for listening to 2/24/74 from beginning to end. I'll have to try that some day. Sometimes I even space on the jamming :/ I got the Winterland 77 box when it came out but just started listening to the 6/8/77 Estimated-Eyes this week. Man, that is an absolutely essential "Eyes"!- how could I have overlooked that for so long?
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    Cousins Of The…
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    Listening habits ramblings - Dennis
    Love Doris Day; just picked up "7 Classic Albums" off Amazon for under $20. Good stuff!Have some of her Vinyl as well. I also everything Jerry Lee Lewis recorded, on vinyl; Carlos Gardel, the Misfits, Megadeth and Patti Page, to name a few. I'm still missing some Dead original issues, but I do have the 1st LP in Mono, and it sounds great! The original Aoxomoxoa is one I often go back to. Right now I'm on the hunt for a vinyl copy of Without A Net at a decent price...
  • #7123
    Zuckfun
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    Generally I jump around from disc to disc, sometimes within the same year, though often from era to era. I'll try to listen to a whole show when it's released, and for Box Sets. Though many times it's portions of shows as time permits. Last night I had some time so first it was the pre-drums from 7/31/82, then the Truckin to Morning Dew from DP28. Then Set Two from 10/3/76 and finally Iko to Drums from 12/12/90. Usually don't have this much time. It's strange with how much released music there is, still often I reach for music that's unreleased.
  • #7124
    fourwindsblow
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    Matrix mixing 80's
    I listened to all the 80's sound boards that are in the box and they all sound pretty good.
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    Dennis
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    Looks Like Rain and listening habits
    I've always loved Looks Like Rain, my pick for the greatest one ever is 1983-04-16, Bredan Byrne Arena, NJ. Bobby screaming and Jerry's incredible fast pickin, like standing in the rain,,, brings tears to my eyes. On the listening front, generally I'm always catching up since so much music pours into my house everyday. I try and knock out Dave's Picks when they come, my car accepts usb memory sticks and I keep one in the car that contains a block of shows by years, I'm trying to listen to every show, I'm in the second half of 69. I like to listen to them by show also so you get the correct "into". Though sometimes it's nice to hit shuffle and you can be surprised by the way some things really work together. I'm also always listening to some audio book. This on top of the endless soundtrack that plays in my head. I saw someone mentioned deepdiscount.com (I think that was the name) I gave a 30 second look, didn't think discounts were that deep! I buy a lot from Amazon USED, shipping is always 4 bucks, but if you can score a cd for a buck, what the hell. I tend to buy a lot of odd things also, like how many Deadheads have complete collections of Andy Williams or Doris Day? I recently acquired some used Renaissance albums that I had in vinyl but got remastered replacements for a couple of bucks. Snagged a couple of used "the watts 103rd street rhythm band" Stuff coming in all the time. I don't lack for listening material. So check out used amazon stuff, you might be surprised. Will keep deep discounts in my search pattern though.
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    JimInMD
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    Re: GivingItOomphOo... - Matrix
    emailed D. Lemieux and he replied. The 80's shows are not sdbd/audience composites. I take that to mean they are as Healy recorded them unless they needed some cosmetic touching up...
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    David Duryea
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    Stoned.
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    Mr. Jack Straw
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    If only I had the time....
    If I had the time, I'd do whole shows. Sadly, it tends to be discs, or sometimes just random tunes on my commute to and from work.
  • #7129
    denniszipps
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    I prefer to listen to complete shows (or at least a complete disc) but most of the time I can find some great stand alone cuts. It's hard to beat a good Alligator / Drums / Caution though!
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    Ridin that Train
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    I cut my Dead teeth so to speak on whole shows. I listened that way for years. I can still do that and sometimes do with the Ipod but I like hearing a wide variety of different tunes from different years. I listen in the car or the shower or while i'm running or at work, the portability of the Ipod can't be beat. Best invention ever! Being able to carry around 1,000 songs in your pocket is just so great.
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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

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